How Energy Efficiency as a Service (EaaS) Works:

Lower Your Energy Bills With No Out-of-Pocket Cost or Effort

Before Program
Your Energy Bill
EaaS Program Term (Shared Savings)
Your Energy Bill
Your Savings
Amount to Allumia
After Program
Your Energy Bill
Your Savings
Quick Enrollment
Join the contractor network with simple onboarding
Generate Proposals
Use our platform to create compelling EaaS proposals for your customers
Win More Projects
Offer zero-capital financing that removes the biggest barrier to sales
Get Paid Faster
Receive payment within days of project completion
Commercial Building

What is EaaS?

It's how you cut your energy bill with the help of energy efficiency experts who take the whole thing off your hands. We reduce your energy consumption, upgrade your HVAC, refrigeration, or lighting equipment, and cover your future maintenance. Through this service offered by Duquesne Light Company and Allumia you can cut your energy bill with no out of pocket cost or effort.

How to Get Started

  1. Sign Up: Contact us or apply online to express your interest in the program.
  2. Site Assessment: Our team conducts a no-cost energy audit of your facility to identify opportunities for savings.
  3. Custom Proposal: We design a tailored plan showing projected savings and equipment upgrades.
  4. Agreement: Review and sign the shared savings agreement with Allumia — no money down, no upfront costs.
  5. Installation: Allumia arranges for licensed contractors to install new energy-efficient equipment at your facility.
  6. Start Saving: Your energy bills drop immediately, and you begin paying a portion of those savings to us.
  7. Ongoing Support: We monitor performance and provide maintenance throughout the agreement period.
  1. Register: Complete a simple contractor enrollment form with your business details and certifications.
  2. Platform Training: Get onboarded to Allumia's platform with guided tutorials on proposal generation.
  3. Create Proposals: Use our tools to generate professional EaaS proposals for your customers in minutes.
  4. Customer Acceptance: Present zero-capital financing option to your customer and close more deals.
  5. Complete Installation: Execute the project using your team and expertise.
  6. Submit Documentation: Upload completion photos and project details through the platform.
  7. Get Paid Fast: Receive payment within days of verified project completion.

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Why Allumia?

  • Allumia has a vested interest in the long-term performance of your efficiency upgrades
  • We make money when you save money
  • The more you save, the more we earn
  • Allumia cuts your energy bills with zero out-of-pocket costs to your business
  • Unlike traditional financing, we deliver the full package from design and installation all the way through to maintenance.
  • Your business focuses on serving customers, not dealing with saving energy

Shared Savings Model

Once your energy efficiency upgrades are activated and your monthly bill drops, a portion of your savings covers the cost of the new equipment and the program.

After the program term, your business keeps 100% of the amount saved each month. There's no out-of-pocket cost, or disruption to your operations.

Why switch to EaaS?

Without EaaS Get EaaS Now
High energy bills continue month after month ✓ Lower bills immediately
Aging equipment becomes less efficient over time ✓ New, high-efficiency equipment installed
Capital required for upgrades ties up cash flow ✓ Zero upfront cost
Risk of equipment failure and costly repairs ✓ Maintenance and service included
Time-consuming planning and project management ✓ Turnkey service—we handle everything
Uncertainty about actual savings and ROI ✓ Guaranteed savings from day one

Case Study: Regional Convenience Store Chain

Convenience Store Refrigeration

How Allumia helped save more than $115,000/year

A regional convenience store chain with over 200 stores across Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia needed to modernize its aging refrigeration and lighting systems to improve equipment reliability, prevent product loss, and reduce operating expenses. But it lacked the capital needed to perform the necessary efficiency upgrades.

This is where Allumia stepped in and implemented LED lighting retrofits and custom-engineered refrigeration solutions including smart controls and real-time monitoring—all at no out-of-pocket expense. Allumia's EaaS program handled equipment purchase, installation, and ongoing service along with real-time monitoring and spoilage alerts. This improved the performance and lifespan of reach-in coolers and walk-in refrigeration equipment, generated significant energy savings, and increased security.

Not only did the business save more than $115,000/year, the ongoing monitoring reduced food spoilage and maintenance costs.

How we compare to other solutions

Purchased Financed ESPC1 EaaS2
Program responsible for program risk ✓ ✓
Available for projects under $1 million ✓ Rarely ✓
Billed based on metered savings Sometimes ✓
Turnkey design and installation, included ✓ ✓ ✓
System maintenance, included ✓ ✓
No upfront capital required ✓ Sometimes ✓
Contract terms under 10 years ✓ ✓ Rarely ✓

1Energy Service Performance Contract

2Typically considered a service agreement, not a debt or finance obligation

"Allumia … took on all the risk and we shared the savings. It was a no-brainer for my business."
Patrick Perkins
Facilities Manager, Dock High Logistics
Program Participant

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